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Markets

Coca-Cola Sees Glass Half Full Even as Trade War Drains Fizz From Pop Sales

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Coca-Cola was one of several companies whose earnings last week flashed positive signs, despite the hail of uncertainty around tariffs.

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CIO Upside

IBM, Microsoft Patents Target Sustainable Computing Amid AI Energy Crisis

With AI demand driving up energy demand, will sustainability efforts be enough?

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Electric Vehicles

Northvolt Goes Bankrupt, Dimming Europe’s Domestic EV Dreams

Northvolt blamed supply chain kinks caused by geopolitical instability, along with shifting EV demand, for its demise.

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Industries

Southwest Ends its Famous Two-Free-Bags Policy

Last year, the airline announced plans to do away with another uniquely Southwest policy: its open, no-assigned-seats boarding policy.

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Technology

Grand Theft Auto VI Delay Steals the Thrills From Video Game Industry

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The delay of Grand Theft Auto VI’s release threw a multibillion dollar wrench in forecasted revenues for a gaming industry in need of a hit.

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Enterprise AI

Battlefield AI Grapples With Risk-Tolerance Minefield

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Future battlefields will be shaped by AI weapons that defense firms and Big Tech are vying to build for the military. Guardrails are lagging.

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Consumer

Economic Anxiety Leaves McDonald’s Digesting Biggest Sales Drop in Five Years

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Fast-food chain McDonald’s, an economic indicator because of its mammoth global presence, posted its worst earnings report since 2020.

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